19" Rack panels for DIY synths?

[Jim Patchell]

    At one time (not very long ago, infact, the thought still keeps coming up),
I considered using the 19" panels, except I would mount them vertically.  They
are awful big though.

    I prefer just to take a big panel and lay out a bunch of modules on that.
The panel I am doing right now is something like 22" x 19".  (not exact, I can't
remember how many U that is.

-Jim

Hairy Harry wrote:

> I started designing a synth like this... 2U rack panels, with
> patchcords to the right. Anyone wants to see a design drawing ???
>
> H^)
>
> >From: Glen <mclilith at ezwv.com>
> >To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> >Subject: 19" Rack panels for DIY synths?
> >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 02:17:05 -0400
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've noticed that almost all the commercial modular synths use small front
> >panels. Does anyone ever use full size rack panels for DIY synth modules?
> >It would seem to make some sense, you could contain your synth gear in the
> >same packaging as the rest of your rack-mount audio gear.
> >
> >Can anyone see a disadvantage to this? I suppose that some modules wouldn't
> >need this much panel space. In that case, simply build more than one module
> >into the same box, to fill up the space more efficiently.
> >
> >Later,
> >Glen Berry
>
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